Tag: North West

RUSTENBURG, February 27 – A North West bishop has opened a criminal case against Alleluia Ministries International (AMI) leader, pastor Alph Lukau. Bishop Elly Mogodiri said he opened a case of organised crime, fraud and misrepresentation, amongst others, against Lukau in an attempt to deter what he called “false prophets” abusing the church for their […]

RUSTENBURG, January 10 – North West Education and Sport Development member of the executive council (MEC), Sello Lehari expressed shock and disappointment at a picture circulating on social media depicting alleged racism at Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke, and is expected to visit the school on Thursday. “On behalf of the department, I wish to condemn in its […]

RUSTENBURG, November 12 – Security has been beefed up at the Ditsobotla municipality in Lichtenburg in North West province after unemployed people forced municipal workers out of their offices. “We have appointed a new security company,” spokesperson Pius Batsile said on Monday, adding all municipal workers were expected to return to work. Last week a […]

RUSTENBURG, October 28 – A 43-year-old man has died after being stabbed, allegedly by his cousin, at a farm outside Bloemhof in the North West, police said on Sunday. The man was stabbed in his upper body, allegedly by his 24-year-old cousin on Saturday, Lt-Col Amanda Funani said. “It is alleged that the suspect and […]

POTCHEFSTROOM, October 20 – A man, believed to be in his 30s, was killed and three other people sustained injuries ranging from moderate to serious when several vehicles collided on the N12 between Potchefstroom in the North West and Fochville in Gauteng on Friday afternoon, paramedics said. When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene they […]

RUSTENBURG, October 15 – Nine men, arrested in Riviera Park, Mahikeng in the North West, for allegedly planning to stage a cash-in-transit heist, appeared in the Molopo Magistrate’s Court in Mmabatho on Monday, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (known as the Hawks) said. Spokesperson Captain Tlangelani Rikhotso said the case against Thabo Khunou, 41; Steyn Mokgibo, 54; […]

RUSTENBURG, October 11 – The Rustenburg local municipality in North West on Thursday, defended its action for confiscating toolboxes from informal motor mechanic plying their trade at the city’s taxi rank. The municipality posted on its Facebook page that it has confiscated 30 toolboxes and impounded two vehicles for being illegally attended to by mechanics on prohibited municipal […]

VENTERSDORP, October 10 – Ventersdorp in North West was completely shut down on Wednesday, as residents continued to protest about the failure of government to deliver on a development project. Traffic officers were posted at all entrances to the town to redirect traffic. Shops along Van Riebeeck Street linking Klerksdorp and Rustenburg were closed […]

RUSTENBURG, September 25 – A 31-year-old man is on the run after he allegedly shot and killed his 29-year-old girlfriend, her 52-year-old mother and their two-year-old baby girl in Mahikeng, North West police said on Tuesday. Lieutenant Amanda Funani said the incident happened at Lonely Park outside Mahikeng on Monday. “During the incident the suspect […]

RUSTENBURG, September 17 – Six alleged gang members were stabbed to death and a teenage girl strangled in two separate incidents in North West at the weekend, police said on Monday. Police spokesperson Captain Sam Tselanyane said a man was stabbed several times in an apparent gang fight in Kanana near Orkney on Friday […]

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